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Sheriff: Jail breaks 'more frequent' than people realize

Nearly a decade ago, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro was in a similar situation as the hundreds of officers who are searching northern New York for two escaped killers.

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Updated: 5:36 PM EDT Jun 10, 2015

Sheriff: Jail breaks 'more frequent' than people realize

Nearly a decade ago, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro was in a similar situation as the hundreds of officers who are searching northern New York for two escaped killers.

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WEBVTT HAS BEEN A PRISON BREAK.THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE SCARYMOMENTS.WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT SOMEOF THE MORE RECENT SCARYMOMENTS, INCIDENCE WHEREINDIVIDUALS HAVE GOTTEN OUT OFTHE CUSTODY OF POLICE IN CLINTONCOUNTY.WE WILL TAKE A LISTENAT WHATTHE SHERIFF HAS TO SAY OF WHATMIGHT BE GOING THROUGH THE MINDSOF THE PEOPLE SEARCHING FORTHESE DANGEROUS MEN.THE GUYS THAT ARE STILLSEARCHING ARE JUST AS ACTIVE.NEARLY A DECADE AGO THESHERIFF WAS IN A SIMILARSITUATIONAS HUNDREDS OFOFFICERS WHO CONTINUE TO SCOURTHE NORTH COUNTRY AND SEARCH FORESCAPED KILLERS.IN 2006 A DANGEROUS INMATE BROKEOUT OF A VEHICLE IN PLATTSBURGH.I RESPONDEDTO THE RESTAURANTAND WAS ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES.THE ATTEMPTED MURDERER BROKEFREE FROM HANDCUFFS.THE RUSSIANNATIONAL WAS INCUSTODY FOR SHOOTING AND NEWYORK STATE TROOPER IN THE HEAD.I WANT TO TELLYOU FOR 20MINUTES YOUR HEART IS POUNDING.ADRENALINE ISRUSHING.POLICE SPENT FIVE DAYSSEARCHING FOR THIS MAN AFTER HEBROKE OUT OF A JAIL IN 1996.HE GOT OUT OF A FACILITYTHROUGH A DOOR.THE DOOR HAD TO BE RELEASED.HE WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM THEFACILITY AT THAT POINT.ARRESTED AFTER HE SHOT ANDKILLED HIS WIFE TWO YEARSBEFORE.WHILE HE ADMITS JAILBREAKS DOHAPPEN --WHETHER OR NOT IT HAPPENSMORE FREQUENTLY THAN PEOPLEREALIZE.HE SAYS THE ESCAPE IS FARBEYOND ANYTHING HE HAS SEEN.I THINK THESE INDIVIDUALS AREMORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY AREMORE METHODICAL.EVERYBODY KEEPS ASKING HOW COMETHEY HAVEN'T STOLEN A VEHICLE.HOW COME THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN AHOSTAGE?WHEN THOSE HAPPEN YOU LEAVEEVIDENCE.WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THESHERIFF, TALKING ABOUT SOME OFTHE THINGS THEY ARE THINKINGABOUT AS THEY ARE KEEPING AWARE

Sheriff: Jail breaks 'more frequent' than people realize

Nearly a decade ago, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro was in a similar situation as the hundreds of officers who are searching northern New York for two escaped killers.